How do I fix missing git remote details?

Question

Some repository clones I have allow me to do this:

% git pull
% git push

But other repositories require me to type:

% git pull origin master
% git push origin master

I think I am missing something in the latter case - does anyone know what is (not) going on here? I am using the latest git version, just obviously not using it well.

Answer 1

If you cd into your repository directory and then open up your .git/config file in an editor.

Append this to the end of the file:

[branch "master"]
     remote = origin
     merge = refs/heads/master

This is pretty much just an alias so git knows by default to pull from origin master.

Answer 2

Or if you prefer, you can do the same thing Brian Gianforcaro proposed from the command line:

git config branch.master.remote origin
git config branch.master.merge  refs/heads/master

Answer 3

Also, to avoid having to do git push master, you can specify what branches to push in your Git config file, like so:

[remote "origin"]
        ...
        push = master